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Jacqueline Goss’s “Stranger Comes to Town”
Dale Hudson / NYU Abu Dhabi

Dale Hudson discusses the use of machinima as critique of U.S. labor and immigration laws.

Indigeneity for Life: Bro’town and Its Stereotypes

by: Ilana Gershon / Indiana University
The writers of Bro’town insist on a distinction between stereotypes used to reinforce historically and economically grounded inequalities and stereotypes used to indicate differences without consequences.

Sanjaya and the Mulatto Millenium

by: Mary Beltrán / University of Wisconsin-Madison
These days it’s a boon to star hopefuls not only to have an ethnically ambiguous look but to be open about their mixed heritage in their publicity.

Why Do I Love Television So Very Much?

by: Alan McKee / Queensland University of Technology
Why is television my favourite medium, moreso than cinema, radio, even than books? Why does art make me so angry, television so joyful?

Lessons from the Undead: How Film and TV Zombies Teach Us About War

by: Heather Hendershot / Queens College
How zombies are used to make potent anti-war statements.

Let’s Get Small: The Year When the Record Industry Broke and Listeners Became Crazy, Mixed Up, Downloading, File-Sharing Freaks

by: Tim Anderson / Denison University
As digital music sources expanded both their catalogues and user bases in 2005, music distribution continues its shift from the record store to the download store.

On The Set With Degrassi: The Next Generation ~ There’s Something to Be Said for Passion

by: Sharon Ross / Columbia College Chicago
Cast, crew, and personal perspectives on teen TV that matters.

What a Long, Bad Trip It’s Been

by: Mark Andrejevic / University of Iowa
The voyeurism and surveillance of MTV’s One Bad Trip become inverted after the first season, leaving audiences to wonder; who’s watching, and who’s performing?

Speculation with Spoilers

by: Jonathan Gray / Fordham University
It is now possible to discover upcoming plot twists in your favorite television series with a little internet research. How does the proliferation of “spoilers” in online fan communities change the way we understand television spectatorship?

The “Popular Culture and Philosophy” Books and Philosophy: Philosophy, You’ve Officially Been Pimped

by: Brian L. Ott / Colorado State University
Brian Ott takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the faux-wit and wisdom of the Popular Culture and Philosophy books.

Teen Choice Awards: Better Than The Emmys?

by: Sharon Ross / Columbia College Chicago
Hidden behind the surfboards is an awards show that celebrates much of what the Emmys have overlooked.

Celebrity Nepotism, Family Values and E! Television

by: Diane Negra / University of East Anglia
A closer look at families, wealth and Filthy Rich Cattle Drive.